Doechii was fired from her job. Now, she’s a first-time Grammy award winner. In a resurfaced 2020 YouTube video, the rapper, whose real name is Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon, shared that she was let go and would look to other ways to make her dreams come true.

In 2020, rapper Doechii was fired from her retail job. Five years later, she became the third woman ever to receive a Grammy for Best Rap Album.

Rapper Doechii made history by winning the Grammy for Best Rap Album. A viral video from 2020 showing her optimism after losing her job gained attention. She was signed by Top Dawg Entertainment, becoming the label’s first female rapper.

Rapper Doechii was fired from her job in 2020 and just five years later, she helped make history with her big Grammy win in 2025.